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DETAILED INDEX— oontinued. PAGE T. I'AOE Postage-stamps .. .. .. 6,7 Technical correspondence classes.. .. .. 3 Postal notes— Telegrams— Commission .. .. .. .. 9 Decrease in number .. .. .. 10 Offices open, &c. .. .. .. .. 9 Government: number and value .. 10, 32 Paid .. .. .. .. .. 9 Night letter .. .. .. .. 10, 32 Sold .. .. .. .. .. 9 Of all codes .. .. .. .. 10, 32 Postal orders, British, sold .. .. .. 9 Ordinary : number and value .. .. 10, 32 Post-cards— Per 100 letters .. .. .. 10 Delivered .. .. .. .. 5, 30 Press' .. .. .. .. 10, 32 New die for embossing .. .. ..7 Transmission by telephone .. .. ..11 Posted .. .. .. .. ..30 Urgent .. .. .. .. ..10 Post Office Account: balance-sheet .. 21, 22, 23 Telegraph— Post Office investment certificates .. .. 4 Attendance: curtailment .. .. 11 Post-offices— Instruments and batteries in use .. 11 Closed .. .. .. .. .. 5 LinesDesignation changed .. .. .. 17 Length of, erected, &c. .. .. 11, 32 Established .. .. .. .. 5 Overhauled .. .. .. ..11 Inspection .. .. .. .. .. 5 Superimposed .. .. .. ..11 Naming .. .. .. .. ..4 Offices converted from Morse to telephone, &c. .. 11 Number .. .. .. .. ..5 „ open, &c. .. .. .. 11,32 Private mail-bag, payment to mail contractor for Private wires : number and rental .. ..11 attention to, ceased . . .. .. .. 8 Receipts and payments .. .. 10, 32 Private wires: number and rental .. .. II Revenue .. .. .. .. 10,32 Prohibited correspondence .. .. ..6 System: machine-printing .. .. ..11 Promotion Board .. .. .. v ..3 Telephone— Exchanges— „ Automatic .. .. .. 14. 15, 16 Connections : proportion to population .. 13 Radio-telegrams (see " Wireless"). f| transfer: fee now required .. 16 Receipts and payments .. .. .. 1, 2 Grouping subscribers' lines for purpose of inRegistered articles .. .. .. 5, 31 tercommunication after hours .. .. 16 Revenue of Department .. .. 1,2 Line, length of, erected, &c. .. .. 11, 16 Rural delivery-box, special payment to mail con- Number of subscribers awaiting connection .. 13 tractor for attention to, ceased .. ..8 Opened .. .. .. .. ..13 Rural delivery : new regulations .. .. .. 8 Party-line circuits .. .. .. .. 13 Plant .. .. .. .. ..13 g_ Revenue .. .. .. .. 13, 32 Subscribers' connections .. .. 13, 32 Salaries .. .. .. ..1,3 Toll traffic: line available .. .. ..11 „ minimum for married officers .. ..3 Facilities for backblocks 16 „ reduction .. .. .. ..3 Lines overhauled, &c. .. .. ..II San Francisco mail-service 7 Metallic circuits erected .. .. ..13 Sayings-bank— Offices converted to Morse .. .. ..11 Accounts open, &c. .. .. .. 9, 19, 20, 29 naming 4 Cost of management .. .. .. .. 9 gloj; '' ig Deposits: amount, &o. .. 9,19,20,28 Toll messages' '.'. '.'. '.'. 10,' 11, 32 Excess of withdrawals over deposits .. 19, 20 Fixed Deposit Account .. .. 28 Interest .. .. .. ..9,19,20,28 Liabilities and assets .. .. .. 28 V. Nominations by depositors 9 Vancouver mail-service .. 7 Offices open, &c. .. .. .. 9, 19, 20 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 28 Receipts and payments .. .. 28 Reserve Fund Account .. .. 28 Securities .. .. .. .. 24-27 W. Transfer of accounts to United Kingdom and War-loan certificates .. .. .. .. 4 Australia, &c. .. .. .. .. 9 Westport Postal District: incorporation in GreyWithdrawals .. .. .. 9, 1.9, 20, 28 mouth District .. .. .. 4 Year: date of termination altered .. ..9 " Window" envelopes .. .. .. ..6 Securities in name of Postmaster-General .. 24-27 Wireless telegraph stationsSlot telephones .. .. .. .. 16 Attendance curtailed at Radio-Awarua .. 12 Special-messenger service: abolition .. ..11 Changes being made at Radio - Auckland with Staff — , view to economy .. .. .. 12 Health .. .. .. ~ .. 2 Long-distance communication .. .. 13 Number .. .. .. .. .. 2 Wireless telegraphy— Reduction .. .. .. .. .. 3 Issue of licenses .. .. .. . . 13 Retirements .. .. .. .. 2, 3 Provisional permits .. .. 13 Stamps : new issues, &c. .. .. .. 6, 7 Returns of business .. .. .. 12, 17 Stores Branch .. .. .. .. .. 4 Work performed for other Departments .. 9, 10 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. .. 12 Workshops .. .. .. .. .. 5